Mdrogun, on 30 Apr 2017 - 07:05 AM, said:
Tyrael, on 29 Apr 2017 - 9:48 PM, said:
Let's be honest. We don't fully respect dogs. In fact, having any dog in captivity doesn't seem right. If we truly respect dogs, whether they die today or tomorrow, they should be left in the wild, with complete "freedom." Let's all not depict ourselves as this "pure" innocent human beings, who haven't committed a single crime, minor or large, or any acts associated with immorality. I brought this topic up because of some other posts mentioned about doing the "right" thing, and it aches me for someone to paint themselves and make others paint themselves something they are not deep inside.
Serafine, on 29 Apr 2017 - 11:10 PM, said:
Let's be honest. We don't fully respect cats. In fact, having any cat in captivity doesn't seem right. If we truly respect cats, whether they die today or tomorrow, they should be left in the wild, with complete "freedom." Let's all not depict ourselves as this "pure" innocent human beings, who haven't committed a single crime, minor or large, or any acts associated with immorality. I brought this topic up because of some other posts mentioned about doing the "right" thing, and it aches me for someone to paint themselves and make others paint themselves something they are not deep inside.
AnthonyP163, on 29 Apr 2017 - 11:27 PM, said:
Let's be honest. We don't fully respect cows. In fact, having any cow in captivity doesn't seem right. If we truly respect cows, whether they die today or tomorrow, they should be left in the wild, with complete "freedom." Let's all not depict ourselves as this "pure" innocent human beings, who haven't committed a single crime, minor or large, or any acts associated with immorality. I brought this topic up because of some other posts mentioned about doing the "right" thing, and it aches me for someone to paint themselves and make others paint themselves something they are not deep inside.
All of these animals are domesticated. It would be a completely different scenario if you were trying to keep a pet tiger. Even so, I don't really see how you can compare a warm blooded mammal to small social insects. As long as the animal is properly cared for and healthy, I don't see the problem.
Tagassi, on 29 Apr 2017 - 9:05 PM, said:
Let's be honest. We don't fully respect ants. In fact, having any ant in captivity doesn't seem right. If we truly respect ants, whether they die today or tomorrow, they should be left in the wild, with complete "freedom." Let's all not depict ourselves as this "pure" innocent human beings, who haven't committed a single crime, minor or large, or any acts associated with immorality. I brought this topic up because of some other posts mentioned about doing the "right" thing, and it aches me for someone to paint themselves and make others paint themselves something they are not deep inside.
Ants can't comprehend their captivity. According to Wikepedia.com, "With the exception of some cephalopods, invertebrate species are not protected under most animal research legislation" and there is a very good reason for this. Almost all invertebrates lack higher thinking skills and act entirely on instinct. In fact, I would argue it is MUCH better in captivity for ants than in the wild as long as they are cared for properly. In the wild, the survival rate of ants is abysmally low and death is always looming close by, but in captivity, you make the survival rate as high as possible and give the ants everything they could ever need, thus highly improving their quality of life, although, ants have no concept of "quality of life".
I agree with this 100%